Chargers crack top 10 in Week 15's NFL power rankings

Chargers crack top 10 in Week 15's NFL power rankings

The Chargers have won four games in a row and are fresh off of an outright demolition over the Redskins Week 14 where their defense once again held an opposing offense under 10 points within the last month.

Washington’s only touchdown came in garbage time after L.A. had put the human victory cigar himself into the game in quarterback Kellen Clemens, and he promptly responded by throwing a pick-six to remind fans just how valuable their starting QB Philip Rivers is.

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Harrison had Los Angeles ranked No. 10 last week, and given the level of talent the Chargers have up and down their roster bumping them up just one spot likely wasn’t enough. After all, Rivers is playing the best football of his career over his past four games, and the Bolts have been receiving outstanding coaching from their new defensive coordinator Gus Bradley.

Below is what Harrison had to say in bumping the Bolts up one spot in his latest power rankings.

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Philip Rivers was slinging it all over the ballpark for the better part of Sunday’s game. That is, until the win over the Redskins got so out of hand that Anthony Lynn pulled his franchise quarterback in the fourth quarter. Even with the major slamming of the brakes on offense, Rivers departed eaaarrlllly, with more than 300 yards passing.

More impressively, Rivers averaged 10.3 yards per throw. Media and statniks alike pay far too much attention to the “Cmp %” section on the stat line and not enough to the “Y/A.” Rivers is hovering around 7.8 for his career, ranking fifth highest among active passers. More impressive: He’s also led the NFL in that category three times. Tom Brady can’t say that. Nor can Aaron Rodgers.